Food Systems For Healthier Diets In Bangladesh

Author : de Brauw, Alan,Waid, Jillian,Meisner, Craig A.,Akter, Fahmida,Khan, Bushra Ferdous
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2020-01-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Food systems for healthier diets in Bangladesh: Towards a research agenda by de Brauw, Alan,Waid, Jillian,Meisner, Craig A.,Akter, Fahmida,Khan, Bushra Ferdous Pdf

The national food system of Bangladesh has made substantial progress since experiencing famine in 1974, soon after independence. After the famine, the government placed a strong emphasis on policies required to attain grain self-sufficiency; since attaining self-sufficiency, the production system, policies related to it, and resulting diets have begun to diversify. Nonetheless, undernutrition remains a problem, and fruit and vegetable consumption are inadequate for most people relative to international recommendations. Moreover, as the food system has begun to transition towards a modern one, challenges related to food safety and perceived food adulteration have begun to rise. Further, increased processed food intakes are potentially associated with existing rising overweight and obesity status. Both government interventions and innovations are needed to help shift the national food system to improve nutrient-dense food availability, particularly among the poor, and to limit the increase in processed food consumption.

Author : Alan De Brauw,Jillian Waid,Craig Meisner,Fahmida Akter,Bushra Ferdous Khan,Lalita Bhattacharjee,Md Nazmul Alam,Sabiha Sultana,Md Nazim Uddin,Foyzul Bari Himel,Kendra Byrd,Mohammad Latiful Bari,Shamia Chowdhury,Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted,Rudaba Khondker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1353594432

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Food Systems for Healthier Diets in Bangladesh by Alan De Brauw,Jillian Waid,Craig Meisner,Fahmida Akter,Bushra Ferdous Khan,Lalita Bhattacharjee,Md Nazmul Alam,Sabiha Sultana,Md Nazim Uddin,Foyzul Bari Himel,Kendra Byrd,Mohammad Latiful Bari,Shamia Chowdhury,Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted,Rudaba Khondker Pdf

Author : Ecker, Olivier,Comstock, Andrew R.
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2021-12-31
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Dietary change and food demand in urbanizing Bangladesh by Ecker, Olivier,Comstock, Andrew R. Pdf

Poor-quality diets are one of the leading causes of malnutrition and common non-communicable disease. In this study, we use nationally representative household survey data and food demand system estimations to analyze dietary change and changing consumer preferences for different foods in the context of urbanization in low- and middle-income countries. We estimate and compare income and price elasticities of total food demand and the demand for 15 food groups in rural, urban, and city areas of Bangladesh for 2010 and 2016. We then use Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition regressions to explore how much of the observed food consumption changes can be explained by changes in revealed consumer preferences vis-à-vis changes in household income and food prices. The results show that Bangladeshi diets shifted from coarse to refined rice, and consumer preferences for vegetables and pulses were relatively low, contributing to worsening dietary quality. On the other hand, the consumption of nutritious, animal-source foods including fish, poultry, and eggs increased due to high consumer preferences and declining food prices-partly thanks to governmental production support. Regarding the dietary implications of rapid urbanization, the analysis suggests that rural consumers’ diets will largely follow the trajectory of urban consumers in Bangladesh.

Author : Melesse, Mequanint B.,Van den berg, Marrit,Béné, Christophe,Brouwer, Inge D,de Brauw, Alan
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Improving diets through food systems in low- and middle-income countries: Metrics for analysis by Melesse, Mequanint B.,Van den berg, Marrit,Béné, Christophe,Brouwer, Inge D,de Brauw, Alan Pdf

Taking a food systems approach is a promising strategy for improving diets. Implementing such an approach would require the use of a comprehensive set of metrics to characterize food systems, set meaningful goals, track food systems performance, and evaluate the impacts of food systems interventions. Food systems metrics are also useful to structure debates and communicate to policy makers and the general public. This paper provides an updated analytical framework of food systems and uses this to systematically identify relevant metrics and indicators based on data availability in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The list of indicators partly overlaps with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) indicators, but these do not cover all aspects of the food system. We conclude that public data are relatively available on food systems drivers and outcomes, and on some, but not all, of the activities. With only minor additional investments, existing surveys could be extended to cove

Author : Raza, A and Soares, F.
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2020-12-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789251337615

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Leveraging food systems to reduce poverty and malnutrition by Raza, A and Soares, F. Pdf

Even though substantial progress has been achieved worldwide in reducing both poverty and malnutrition, much is yet to be done. There are signs that the progress made in both dimensions has stalled in recent years. Poor-quality diets have become a major driver for overweight and obesity and associated non-communicable diseases such as diabetes, heart diseases, and some types of cancers. Conflict and climate vulnerability have been identified as major obstacles to reaching Sustainable Development Goal targets related to malnutrition by 2030. In 2019, economic downturns and slowdowns hindered efforts even further. More recently, the COVID-19 crisis has imposed even harsher conditions to countries.Poverty and malnutrition are inevitably linked, and therefore addressing one can help address the other. Given that most of the world’s extremely poor people and stunted children live primarily in rural areas and rely mostly on agriculture, the agriculture and food systems approach can offer an opportunity to reduce both poverty and malnutrition. The food systems approach places equal emphasis on both the supply and demand dimensions that are critical for ensuring healthier diets and better nutrition for poor and vulnerable groups.This special issue of Policy in Focus is dedicated to answering a crucial question: How can a food systems approach be used to design and implement policies and investments that reach those most vulnerable to poverty, hunger, malnutrition, and suboptimal diets? We hope that the contributions contained in this volume, by leading academics and development practitioners, exploring the linkages between nutrition, food systems, and poverty, can help stakeholders and policymakers make inroads towards the promotion of food and nutrition security and the reduction of rural poverty.

Author : International Center for Tropical Agriculture,Editora da UFRGS
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2021-12-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789251354759

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Public food procurement for sustainable food systems and healthy diets – Volume 1 by International Center for Tropical Agriculture,Editora da UFRGS Pdf

Sustainable Public Food Procurement (PFP) represents a key game changer for food systems transformation. It can influence both food consumption and food production patterns. It can deliver multiple social, economic and environmental benefits towards sustainable food systems for healthy diets. This publication aims to contribute to the improved understanding, dissemination and use of PFP as a development tool in particular in the case of school meals programmes. In Volume 1, researchers, policymakers and development partners can find evidence on how PFP can be used as a development tool and deliver multiple benefits for multiple beneficiaries. It argues that PFP can provide a market for local and smallholder farmers, promote the conservation and sustainable use of agrobiodiversity, and improve the nutrition and health of children and communities. Volume 2 of this publication, available at https://doi.org/10.4060/cb7969en, presents further analysis of the instruments, enablers and barriers for PFP implementation. It also provides case studies with local, regional and national experiences from Africa, Asia, Europe and North and South America.

Author : De Groote, Bram,Olaerts, Astrid,Herens, Marion,Dengerink, Just,Namugumya Shenute, Brenda,ten Hove, Hermine
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 27 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2023-08-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Food systems governance e-course – SHiFT work package 5 evaluation report by De Groote, Bram,Olaerts, Astrid,Herens, Marion,Dengerink, Just,Namugumya Shenute, Brenda,ten Hove, Hermine Pdf

The food systems approach is increasingly being used to understand the dynamics of how food is produced and consumed, with an optimal outcome for human health, social justice, economic endeavors, and the preservation of planetary resources. Since the United Nations Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) in September 2021, the food systems approach has become central to policy and practice of many international development and research organizations, multilateral organizations, and in (national) programs and policies aiming at improving food and nutrition security.

Author : Gupta, Manavi,Kishore, Avinash,Scott, Samuel,Chakraborty, Shreya,Chellattan, Prakashan Veettil,Choudhury, Samira,Krupnik, Timothy,Kumar, Neha,Neupane, Sumanta,Patwardhan, Sharvari,Sununtnasuk, Celeste,Urfels, Anton,Menon, Purnima
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 12 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2023-02-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Understanding local food systems in South Asia: An assessment approach and design by Gupta, Manavi,Kishore, Avinash,Scott, Samuel,Chakraborty, Shreya,Chellattan, Prakashan Veettil,Choudhury, Samira,Krupnik, Timothy,Kumar, Neha,Neupane, Sumanta,Patwardhan, Sharvari,Sununtnasuk, Celeste,Urfels, Anton,Menon, Purnima Pdf

Home to one-quarter of humanity—one-fifth of whom are youth—South Asia has the world’s largest concentration of poverty and malnutrition (1–3). Despite producing one-quarter of the world’s consumed food, the region’s agrifood systems face formidable challenges in producing an adequate and affordable supply of the diverse foods needed for sustainable healthy diets (4,5). Unhealthy food consumption is rising, and farming systems are threatened by unsustainable groundwater withdrawal due to poorly developed food and energy policies. In addition, South Asia’s farmers are both contributors and victims of climate change and extreme weather, which contributes to rural out-migration—particularly of youth—resulting in rising labor scarcity and increased production costs. TAFSSA (Transforming Agrifood Systems in South Asia), a CGIAR Regional Integrated Initiative, aims to address these challenges by delivering actionable evidence and scalable innovations across these regions through a coordinated program of research and engagement from farmer to consumer. One of the roadblocks to addressing these challenges is the lack of credible and high-resolution data on food systems in the region. The TAFSSA food systems assessment aims to provide a reliable, accessible and integrated evidence base that links farm production, market access, dietary patterns, climate risk responses, and natural resource management in Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan. It is intended to be a multi-year assessment.

Author : CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 18 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2020-05-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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A4NH 2019 annual report highlights by CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH) Pdf

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 67 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2021-08-10
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9789251334294

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Stepping up – Everyone around the table for better nutrition and healthy diets by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Pdf

This paper, STEP 3, is the third of three background papers produced to inform the ‘Everyone Around the Table: FAO/GAIN Roundtable with Private Sector on Healthy Diets’ series of virtual roundtables which took place in July 2020. As in STEP 1 and STEP 2, the topics covered are relevant to all regions, but where possible a greater focus has been given to low- and middle-income countries. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are again a focus, given their role in the food systems of these regions (see STEP 1 for more detail), including their common presence in the food environments of many people living in poverty. STEP 3 (this paper) looks more closely at what it means to go to scale with healthy diets and better nutrition, providing examples and reflections for all stakeholders to consider.

Author : International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 17 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2023-11-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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IFPRI research and engagement: Climate change and agrifood systems by International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) Pdf

Climate change poses unprecedented challenges to the world’s food systems. Rising temperatures, changing rainfall patterns, and more frequent extreme weather events threaten agricultural production and the biodiversity and ecosystem services that underpin agriculture. Within food systems, climate change affects processing, storage, transport, and retailing of food and affects our food environments. These growing climate risks impact food security, nutrition, and human health, as well as equity and livelihoods, with poor food producers and consumers hit hardest. They make food systems a riskier source of income and reduce the availability of food — worsening poverty and inequity, disrupting livelihoods, and contributing to hunger and malnutrition. At the same time, food systems are failing to provide healthy diets for all, and are generating one-third of human-caused greenhouse gases. Solutions must address this complex nexus of problems. Climate change adaptation and resilience-building efforts for food systems must be accelerated to reverse growing malnutrition, ensure that all people can access healthy diets, and provide sustainable livelihoods. At the same time, efforts to transform food systems work to reduce their environmental footprint. Farmers and small businesses along food value chains in low- and middle-income countries will have to adapt their practices to a climate marked by extreme weather events and changing seasonal patterns in order to meet growing and changing food demand, while also contributing to mitigation. Support for this critical transformation requires not only the development, dissemination, and adoption of appropriate low-emissions, climate-smart technologies and practices, but also a focus on the policies, institutions, governance, and behavior change that can promote sustainable, inclusive food systems.

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ,World Food Programme ,World Health Organization ,United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund 
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2021-01-19
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9789251338537

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Asia and the Pacific Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition 2020 by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ,World Food Programme ,World Health Organization ,United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund  Pdf

The 2020 report on the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the Asia and Pacific region, provides an update on progress towards the 2030 targets (SDGs and WHA) at the regional and country level. Selected indicators look at undernourishment, food insecurity, childhood stunting, wasting and overweight, adult overweight, child minimum acceptable diet, exclusive and continued breastfeeding, and anaemia in women and children. While the region continues to work towards ending all forms of malnutrition and achieving Zero Hunger, progress on food security and nutrition has slowed, and the Asia and Pacific region is not on track to achieving 2030 targets. About 350.6 million people in the Asia and Pacific region are estimated to have been undernourished in 2019, about 51 percent of the global total. An estimated 74.5 million children under five years of age were stunted and a total of 31.5 million were wasted in the Asia and Pacific region. The majority of these children in the region live in Southern Asia with 55.9 million stunted and 25.2 million wasted children. Estimates predict a 14.3 percent increase in the prevalence of moderate or severe wasting among children under 5 years of age, equal to an additional 6.7 million children, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With basic food prices and disposable incomes influencing household decisions on food and dietary intake, they are critical to improve food security and nutrition in the region. However, in the Asia and Pacific region, 1.9 billion people are unable to afford a healthy diet, driven by high prices of fruits, vegetables and dairy products, making it impossible for the poor to achieve healthy diets.In Part 2, the 2020 report promotes a systems approach to healthy maternal and child diets, involving and coordinating institutions and actors in the Food, Water and Sanitation, Health, Social Protection and Education systems, to collectively create the enabling environment for healthy diets. Integration of healthy diets and nutrition-focused Social Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) mainstreamed throughout these systems will lead to greater uptake and sustainability of healthy behaviours and caregiver’s knowledge.

Author : Hendriks, Sheryl L.
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2016-10-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780896295933

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Achieving a nutrition revolution for Africa by Hendriks, Sheryl L. Pdf

Focusing the 2015 Annual Trends and Outlook Report (ATOR) on nutrition will contribute to a broader understanding of the critical role of nutrition in achieving international, continental, and national economic growth targets through agriculture, food security, and nutrition. This report presents information and analysis in support of evidence-based policy making that should inform the second generation of CAADP national investment plans now being developed. This is an important moment for shaping the region’s future and ensuring that the much-needed agriculture-led growth and development agenda can simultaneously deliver on improving nutrition, saving lives, improving productivity and health, and curbing nutrition-related diseases and the associated public health expenditures. These investment plans should address not only the usual elements of undernutrition but also widespread micronutrient deficiencies (termed “hidden hunger”) and the growing problem of overweight and obesity that is associated with economic growth.

Author : Busie Maziya-Dixon,Thom Achterbosch,Delana Adelekan,Olutayo Adeyemi,Victor Ajieroh,Dare Akerele,Adebayo Akinola,Emmanuel Alamu,Siemen van Berkum,Kendra Byrd,Aafke Nijhuis,Makuachukwu Gabriel Ojide,Adeyinka Onabolu,Johnson Onyibe,Ireen Raaijmakers,Folake Samuel,Harriette Snoek,Adekunle M. Yusuf,Inge D. Brouwer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1356278730

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Food Systems for Healthier Diets in Nigeria by Busie Maziya-Dixon,Thom Achterbosch,Delana Adelekan,Olutayo Adeyemi,Victor Ajieroh,Dare Akerele,Adebayo Akinola,Emmanuel Alamu,Siemen van Berkum,Kendra Byrd,Aafke Nijhuis,Makuachukwu Gabriel Ojide,Adeyinka Onabolu,Johnson Onyibe,Ireen Raaijmakers,Folake Samuel,Harriette Snoek,Adekunle M. Yusuf,Inge D. Brouwer Pdf

Author : CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 16 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2020-05-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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A4NH 2019 annual report by CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH) Pdf

Food systems are changing rapidly in low- and middle-income countries. These countries seek food-based solutions for better nutrition and health of all people while addressing challenges of sustainability, inequity, and malnutrition. The CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH) works to develop evidence to support policies and actions for healthier food systems. A4NH is a consortium of seven managing partners, led by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). This report summarizes 2019 research results from A4NH, across five research flagships, and highlights the partnerships through which research has led to outcomes in five focus and more than two dozen other partner countries.